Articles tagged:skateboarding

Posted: Thu May 17 5:15 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor Skatepark update: Committee to choose between two California-based design firms

Two California-based design firms are being considered as plans to construct a skatepark on Ann Arbor's west side move closer to becoming a reality. Representatives from the City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Services, Friends of Ann Arbor Skatepark and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation as well as a ...

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Posted: Thu Apr 19 1:38 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
City releases request for proposals for Ann Arbor Skatepark

The city of Ann Arbor is seeking the help of a reputable design firm to help draw up plans for a world-class skatepark at Veterans Memorial Park.

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Posted: Thu Mar 11 10:30 a.m. by Edward Vielmetti

The Ann Arbor Skatepark Action Committee has secured a pledge from Washtenaw County for matching funds for a skatepark it is working to build at Veteran's Memorial Park in Ann Arbor. I thought I'd give some some background to this effort by finding contemporary accounts of skateboarding in the area, ...

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Posted: Fri Nov 6 9:23 a.m. by Nancy Shore AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Leading by Example: Curtis and Liz, Vault of Midnight

Here at the getDowntown Program we spend a lot of time talking about the traditional commuting options like walking, biking, busing and carpooling. But what about people who get to work a little more unconventionally? When I recently stopped by Vault of Midnight I was surprised to learn that many ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 29 10:11 a.m. by Tina Reed

As a U.S. House committee reviews the severity of head injuries among football players in the National Football League, it asked league Commissioner Roger Goodell to help supply additional medical information with the committee, the Washington Post reported today. The panel is looking into the rate and severity of brain ...

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Posted: Thu Oct 29 9:17 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man who authorities say was driving under the influence this morning crashed after he drove past Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies in Ypsilanti Township. The 21-year-old Pittsfield Township man was not injured.

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Posted: Thu Oct 29 8:50 a.m. by Michael Rothstein Sports Reporter

CHICAGO - The Michigan women's basketball team was picked last by both the media and coaches in the annual preseason poll in Chicago. Ohio State was picked to win the league by both the coaches and media, followed by Michigan State.

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Posted: Mon Oct 5 12:40 p.m. by Jordan Miller
How many city officials does it take to fill a party bus?

I don't know what you did this weekend, but I bet it didn't involve riding a party bus, powered by fryer grease, to a skatepark in Farmington Hills with a bunch of city officials. Ha! I win. On Saturday, the Ann Arbor Skatepark Action Committee (of which, in the interest ...

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